WC 1980: Borg v McEnroe


INDEX

  1. Full Match ✔️ Highlights ✔️

    • 4th Set Tie Breaker Highly Recommended

  2. Scoreline

  3. Post-Match Interview

  4. Stats


FULL MATCH

HIGHLIGHTS

 

4TH SET TIEBREAKER

 
 
 
 

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

 

Date: Saturday, July 5th, 1980
Chair Umpire: Peter Harvey
Duration: 3 hrs 53 min

Björn Borg (1) defeats John McEnroe (2)

1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7, 8–6

...the drama of the 18-16 fourth set tie breaker in McEnroe-Borg was like a riveting, unscripted theatrical experience
— Neil Amdur, THE New York Times
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POST MATCH INTERVIEW

 

THE STATS

  • Total Points: Borg: 192 vs McEnroe: 184 pts

  • UFE statistics (FH/BH) * does not include Volleys

    • McEnroe: 102 (29/70)

    • Borg: 86 (36/43)

  • In the final set, Borg down 0-30, would go on an incredible & clutch serving streak. He would win 19 in a row on serve, all the way until the 10th game of the set. He made 25 out of 31 first serves, finding all the corners and lines. Even McEnroe acknowledges that “He served better in the fifth than he might have in the whole match.”